HF:H70088l Theory of Jazz Improvisation I - Course Information

H70088l Theory of Jazz Improvisation I

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

MgA. Jiří Levíček (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jazz Interpretation Department – Faculty of Music – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Jazz Interpretation Department – Faculty of Music – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts

Timetable

Tue 11:00–11:45 317, Tue 11:50–12:35 317

Prerequisites

EVER( H70088z Theory of Jazz Improvisation I )
Successful completion of the course "Theory Improvisation 1 - winter term

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM)
• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM, specialization Percussion Instruments)
• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM, specialization Piano)
• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM, specialization Bass)
• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM, specialization Guitar)
• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM, specialization Saxophone)
• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM, specialization Trombone)
• Jazz interpretation (programme HF, B-HUDUM, specialization Trumpet)

Course objectives

Practical study of improvisation in jazz basic forms - Blues. Mastering their harmonic structure and the ability to apply improvisation substitution harmonic structures. Work on the songs that come from this form.

Syllabus

• Familiarization with the blues scale and its use in blues form. Applications bebopových a dominant scales in blues. Harmonic substitutions and their practical musical interpretation. Analysis Charlie Parker solos in blues song "Now is the Time." Study harmoniously atypical major key blues - "Blues for Alice". Minor blues and its harmonic enrichment. The scale used in improvisation dominant cores based on minor diatonic systems - mixolydická b9b13, Lydian dominant, altered. Working with their combined use in dominant nuclei and tritone substitutions. Celotónová a reduced scale. Celozmenšené chords and their use when working with a dominant core. Transcription and analysis Sonny Rollins solos in the song "Airegin".

Literature

• LaPorta, J. : A Guide to Jazz Improvisation, Berklee Press, 2000
• Baker, D. : Jazz Improvisation – Revised edition, Alfred Publishing Co., 1998.
• Reeves, S.D. : Creative Jazz Improvisation, Prentice Hall Inc., 2001

Teaching methods

Exercise - 2 hours

Assessment methods

classified credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Credit evaluation note: 2 z 4.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro úspěšný zápis předmětu si zaregistrujte též odpovídající předmět v zimním semestru (podle předpokladu "EVER")

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